When Mifsud outbodied her opponent in a one-out contest and bounced through another goal in the second term, it pushed the Demons lead out to 14 points at the long break. And the visitors withstood the Dogs third quarter fightback to steady for their second successive victory.

Memorable momentIt was a telling show of unity before Melbourne's women's team ran out onto Whitten Oval. Joining the group of young flag-waving fans were the entire Demons' men's team, led by skippers Nathan Jones and Jack Viney, to form an impressive guard of honour after their own game. Young Jayden Hunt even got down on his knees to chat eye-to-eye with a couple of eager fans flanking him in the line-up.

One to watchAs history continues to be created in AFLW, one young Demon restored a famous name on the scoresheet. Older Melbourne fans can reminisce after Harriet Cordner hauled down a pack mark on the edge of the goalsquare and slotted the set shot in the opening quarter. Teammates mobbed Cordner who is the grand-daughter of former club great Dr Don Cordner, the 1946 Brownlow Medallist.

Marquee magicA midfielder with 26 possessions. That would be a proficient day-out for any of the AFL's top playmakers. For Melbourne captain Daisy Pearce to accumulate 26 possessions was outstanding, particularly considering she had only half the game-time as the men with the AFLW's 15-minute quarters and time-on only after goals and major stoppages.

Daisy Pearce had a massive night for the dees. Picture: AFL Photos

Double-header delightWould the fans desert the women after watching the men? Not this time as the 8000-strong crowd stuck around after the JLT Community Series match. And the Bulldogs supporters had an excuse when their underdone boys lost the curtain-raiser. Instead, they stood firm in the West and most even stayed until the final siren in cold conditions as the Doggies' women also lost a close one to the Demons.

Say what?"We continue that improvement and by the look in the girls' eyes, they want to get better. We understand there's work to be done, but we just want to keep improving."- Melbourne coach Mick Stinear

"Credit to them (Melbourne), their older stars played bloody good footy. We were able to quell them early and then Daisy (Pearce) goes into the middle and starts tearing us apart."- Western Bulldogs coach Paul Groves

What next?Melbourne hosts Carlton in a home game at Casey Fields in Cranbourne next Saturday and the Western Bulldogs play Collingwood at Whitten Oval on Saturday night.